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Information Technology News Microsoft slowly edges away from Vista
Information Technology News Microsoft slowly edges away from Vista | Microsoft slowly edges away from Vista |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Tuesday, 28 October 2008 | |
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Vista was meant to be the best Windows ever, but it has never really felt the love of Joe Public. Apple has been quick to seize upon the perceived Microsoft unease regarding Vista in a new and stinging advertising campaign. Featured Whitepaper
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Under the guise of a blog face lift, and claiming it was needed as the site had not been changed since it launched in October 2006, Microsoft does admit that the old design was "focused strictly on Windows Vista." In fact, the old design had two blogs which were both hosted there: Windows Vista Team Blog and Windows Experience Blog. You might have thought that the latter was the ideal place to discuss those "other interesting Windows topics" that Microsoft are talking about. Things start to get a little confusing, given this Microsoft wants to move away from the Vista focus message, when you realise that The Windows Blog is actually now host to three distinct blogs and one of them remains the Windows Team Vista Blog. What seems to have happened is Microsoft has produced an umbrella site under The Windows Blog name, from where you can jump directly to the Vista conversation, the Windows Experience Blog conversation or the new Windows 7 Team Blog conversation. Except there are no postings, and therefore no conversation, regarding Windows 7 as I write. That will all change as the Windows PDC progresses and plenty of interesting stuff about Windows 7 emerges no doubt. So what has actually changed here, and is Microsoft really distancing itself from Vista as it readies the Windows 7 hype? More on page 2... CONTINUES |
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